CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Tom Brady at his surgical best in opener
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady fires up the crowd before the Patriots play the Steelers Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at Gillette Stadium.

He set a franchise record by completing 19 straight passes and finished 25 of 32.

BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

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Bill Belichick and his staff got creative with new personnel packages on both sides of the football.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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There was no retreat and no surrender as the sons of Belichick raised another banner at Gillette Stadium and then had their way with Pittsburgh.

Mike Reiss?s blog post reacting to an ESPN investgative story on Spygate was edited in a manner that raised a lot of questions.

SPORTS MEDIA

ESPN?s Patriots coverage continues to raise flags

The network?s website drew more criticism after some questionable editing on a Mike Reiss piece.

Walter J. Ramos is the third president to lead Carney in four years.

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Carney Hospital on verge of turning financial corner

The 159-bed Dorchester hospital is about to break even for the first time in five years, thanks to its rising patient numbers.

In this Sept. 11, 2014 file photo, the moon appears between the beams from the Tribute in Light memorial honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as 1 World Trade Center.

At ground zero, 9/11 anniversary now both public and private

After years as a private commemoration, the anniversary of Sept. 11 at ground zero now also has become an occasion for public reflection.

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The Mitt Romney diaspora are curiously aligned in common cause, a stem-to-stern effort that has united old comrades: Stopping Donald Trump.

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A vacant state Senate seat in Plymouth County is poised to become ground zero in the Republican Party?s attempts to make legislative gains.

Adrian Walker

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Clearway Street has become an anomaly, a street of modestly priced rental housing in the heart of skyrocketing property values.

Betaboston

New Amazon warehouse hints at one-hour ?Prime Now? deliveries in Boston

The ability to deliver goods to Boston within an hour was the main reason Amazon wanted to lease the Everett space, a real estate broker said.

Shirley Leung

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The Boston schools chief is trying to prepare the workforce of tomorrow, but to do that, he?ll need more ideas from the business leaders of today.

A New England cottontail bred in a refuge in Newington, N.H., was penned Thursday in advance of its release.

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A hop along the comeback trail for the region?s cottontails

New England?s only native rabbit, made immortal in ?The Adventures of Peter Cottontail,? is no longer heading toward the endangered list.

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John Kerry may have trouble matching the nuclear deal in terms of accomplishments. But even critics expect him to keep trying.

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With some students saying they feel like they?re living in a zoo, Harvard is cracking down on tourists taking photos in windows.

Police Officer Bill Willis greeted the Rev. Mark V. Scott outside the Boston Police School Unit office this week. They are both members of Operation Homefront, a program aimed at helping troubled youths and their families.

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Longtime outreach program for Boston?s at-risk youth gains steam again

Operation Homefront has been credited for connecting troubled young men and women and their families to much needed resources.

From left: Boston 2024?s Rich Davey, Steve Pagliuca, and David Manfredi at a press conference in late June.

Olympic bid left debt of millions

Boston 2024 was confronted with more than $4 million in outstanding obligations ? with just $571,000 in cash on hand.

Ground Game

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Democratic campaigns for president have vastly more staff on the ground in New Hampshire than their Republican counterparts.

Opinion & Ideas

Thomas Piketty

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The continent can and must become a great land of immigration in the 21st century.

The Big Picture

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after defeating Venus Williams of the United States in their Women?s Singles Quarterfinals match on Day Nine of the 2015 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 8, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images for the USTA)

Mike Stobe/Getty Images for the USTA

The Big Picture

US Open tennis 2015

The US Open started August 31 and concludes this weekend in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

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Remember the long lines outside the Apple Store last September? Here we go again, and nobody?s more surprised about it than me.

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ON SPIRITUALITY

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Let?s face it. There are not many cultural superstars who are superstar Catholics, too. But Stephen Colbert is one of them.

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Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito have a light moment during a State House staff meeting earlier this year.

Prominent Democrats attend Baker fund-raiser
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at a 'Women for Hillary' grassroots organizing meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Clinton slams Trump over Fiorina comments

Divided Nation

Amid rise of super PACs, billionaire brothers invest heavily
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Maria Stephanos leaving Fox 25

Movie Review

M. Night Shyamalan?s slide reverses course in ?The Visit?
Two sloth bears at Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro died within a week of each other.

?Bonded pair? of sloth bears die within week of each other
Shawn Donovan (33) and Abington will make a run for a second straight Division 5 Super Bowl win.

FOOTBALL

Preview of the 2015 high school football season

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?Walt Disney? documentary looks at man behind brand
The Salty Pig?s restroom walls are adorned with copies of the comic strip ?The Far Side.?

The Salty Pig earns rave reviews ? for its bathroom

Anti-drug leaders draw on experience.
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Fall Travel

10 great craft breweries to try

William Young climbs the final segments of Mount Katahdin in Maine, the iconic northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, Aug. 14, 2015. Faced with increasing crowds and partylike behavior by a few, officials are threatening to reroute the end of the trail off Katahdin â?? a proposal that has stunned the hiking world. (Tristan Spinski/The New York Times)

Fall Travel

The mind of an Appalachian Trail hiker

Sports

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The Celtics? 1974 championship run legitimized Tom Heinsohn as a coach.

Celtics? title teams of 1970s caught in the middle

For some reason, those Celtics title teams don?t receive the attention of their ?60s predecessors or ?80s successors.

Capital

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Then-candidate George W. Bush spoke to about 6,000 students at Bob Jones University in 2000.

Primary Memories

A graduate comes to terms with Bob Jones University in the 2000 primary

In 2000, a New Hampshire reporter ventured into the national debate over Bob Jones University, her alma mater.

Metro

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Stephen LeBert is on paid leave over an encounter with a motorist on High Street in Medford in July.

Hearing scheduled for Medford detective who threatened driver

A Medford police detective who was captured on video threatening to ?put a hole? in a driver?s head will face a disciplinary hearing.

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Columnists

Meredith Warren

The Democrats stoke class warfare

JOANNA WEISS

Calling politicians to end the obesity crisis
Catherine Piedad was confined to a $1.7 million home in Newton until she mustered the courage to call the police.

Yvonne Abraham

It?s time to name names
New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski (3) makes the extra point after a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

How much difference will extra point rule change make?

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The vacation penumbra

A rendering of the development.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

KO?ed by a condo development?

JEFF JACOBY

A hero, and a lesson in humanity

DANTE RAMOS

Shareholders revolt ? and not in a warm, fuzzy way
Rickie Fowler reacts after sinking a long birdie putt on the 14th hole in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Monday.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Hats off to colorful Rickie Fowler

Boston Police Commissioner Joseph Jordan spoke at a community police protection meeting at Holland School in Dorchester in 1979.

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A Boston police unit can teach us about changing culture

Steven Syre | Boston Capital

BC business school dean learns a lesson
Entitled is now available in some 50 restaurants and bars.

Kevin Cullen

Entitled to a good beer

Nation & World

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A Syrian refugee and her child were among those trying to cross the border from Greece into Macedonia, near the village of Idomeni, on Thursday.

Grueling weather and confusion add to migrants? woes

Rain, misery, and confusion marked the continuing trek of migrants from Syria and other Middle Eastern nations across Europe.

Business

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Angelo Mozilo, founder of Countrywide Financial, never faced criminal charges during the financial crisis.

Will new rules on prosecuting economic crime change anything?

Recent investigations suggest that the challenges prosecutors face are greater than new rules can solve.

Movies

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A scene from a 1969 rally in Oakland, Calif., in ?The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.?

Movie REview

Did the Black Panthers change anything?

Stanley Nelson?s lucid inquiry into this activist group?s history goes a long way to bringing clarity.

Lifestyle

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Love Letters

Married and thinking about the woman from the bar

After K left, I kicked myself for not asking for her contact info because she?s someone whom I really wanted to stay in touch with at the very least.

Arts

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The Pretenders ? (from left) James Honeyman-Scott, Chrissie Hynde, Pete Farndon, and Martin Chambers ? in January 1979.

BOOK REVIEW

?Reckless: My Life as a Pretender? by Chrissie Hynde

There?s an appetite for memoirs by smart women rockers, and Hynde, founding member of The Pretenders, serves up a hearty and satisfying meal.

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